CHARLESTON — Wanting to push more funds away from bureaucracy and to road and bridge projects, Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced several reforms to help the West Virginia Department of Transportation maintain the state’s highways and bridges.

Morrisey and Department of Transportation Secretary Todd Rumbaugh held a press conference Monday morning at the Division of Highways District Four Headquarters in Bridgeport.

“The state of our roads and bridges is critical because it affects everything we do,” Morrisey said. “Our ability to connect with one another, our ability to drive to work, what we do when we go out to restaurants, how we live, how we play. You need to have a strong infrastructure in our state to compete.

“I don’t need to tell you about the condition of the roads and bridges in

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